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Jon Spencer

July 30, 2010 3:50 PM EDT
0 0 0 When Alex Chilton died of heart failure on March 17 of this year , his pioneering power pop band Big Star was booked to play a high-profile showcase at SXSW three days later. The news hit on the first night of the festival, which had gathered countl ...

October 30, 2009 10:15 AM EDT
0 0 0 Jon Spencer is deep into Heavy Trash , his continuing collaboration with Matt Verta-Ray, but next year will see the return of the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion . In retrospect, at least. Starting in the late spring, Shout! Factory will begin a catalog ...

June 23, 2006 12:00 AM EDT
0 0 0 An album Jon Spencer made in 2001 with the Dickinson Brothers of the North Mississippi Allstars and previously only available in Japan will be issued in North America this summer. An album Jon Spencer made in 2001 with the Dickinson brothers of the ...

October 11, 2004 12:00 AM EDT
0 0 0 Matador Records will celebrate its 15th anniversary with a double-disc collection of favorite tracks and rarities, plus a DVD of music videos. Matador Records will celebrate its 15th anniversary with a double-disc collection of favorite tracks and r ...

September 27, 2004 12:00 AM EDT
0 0 0 Fine Tuning - A weekly column highlighting music-related television programming (Sept. 27-Oct. 2, 2004) The air is crisper and the days a little bit shorter. The leaves are starting to turn. Autumn has arrived! And with it comes a seemingly renewed ...

April 10, 2003 12:00 AM EDT
Music Video Production Association Awards The following are the nominees for the 2003 Music Video Production Assn. Awards, to be presented May 8 at the Orpheum Theater in Los Angeles. The awards are given to the video's director and produc ...

March 04, 2002 12:00 AM EST
0 0 0 "It was kind of a challenge for us," Jon Spencer offers, relaxing at the Matador Records offices in lower Manhattan. "We just wanted to make a more traditional record. And, personally, I was looking f "It was kind of a challenge ...